Philosophy

world through their critical and analytical thinking and have come with answers for some of our problems. For this assignment I will be comparing and contrasting two gifted philosophers of the world; Socrates and Voltaire. Voltaire attitude about philosophy was mainly dominated by the fact that the less we are aware of our world the…

the use of logic and acquisition of new knowledge through the use of logic in their experiences. But what is logic? According to the book Philosophy Made Simple the definition of logic is: “Logic may be defined as that branch of philosophy which reflects upon the nature of thinking itself.” (224). But for those that have not delved into the science of philosophy the use of logic is considered to be the capacity of an individual’s ability to reason. It is through reasoning that people are able to…

The Philosophy of Right is one of the philosophical essays written by Hegel in the year 1821. This work is considered the first volume of an encyclopedia called Encyclopedia of Philosophical Sciences, which also includes the Philosophy of Logic and Nature and the Philosophy of the Spirit. Hegel defines that the philosophy of right has as its object the idea of right, that is, the concept of right and its realization or expression. The objective that Hegel wants to achieve from this work is to…

UNIV courses at The University of Texas at Tyler. Because of this, I felt I knew the makeup and online course, and therefor would be comfortable with the format. What I fail to take note of was this ethics course relied heavily upon moral philosophy. Moral philosophy is something that I feel could be studied and dissected for years, much longer than…

Throughout the history of philosophy and the search for wisdom in life there are moments where reasoning leads the self to a path that one cannot fully give oneself to. Here is, in a sense, the crux of an internal existential conflict. In these times people typically would choose between two equally difficult decisions, either to side with pure reason and have that solely guide oneself through life, even if it means that one no longer believes that anything else in existence truly exists without…

and significance because, so many people depend on them. Given the importance of a nurse in the medical field ethical repercussion is fundamental, as ethics defines how one ought to conduct themselves. Whereas, legal rights and laws are ethical philosophies that have been constructed to regulate and enforce how you must act. For this reason, the American Nurse Association, created provisions to guide a nurse through ethical and legal dilemmas they may come across. For example, the first…

Philosophy is defined as: the most basic beliefs, concepts, and attitudes of an individual or group. We all have philosophies that we live by, and try our best to follow. These philosophies make us humans who we are. In Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild, the main character, Chris McCandless, goes on an adventure to find himself and to figure out how to live the best life possible. Throughout the book, Chris seemed to be happy everywhere he went and with everything that he did. It is important to have…

Robert Jones Professor Robert Hubbard PHIL 100 A0 October 9, 2015 Different Worlds of Philosophy Throughout each era of history a constant similarity was philosophy. Within almost every era, society had a belief system and along with a belief system came laws that set a standard for the people. With all of this came men who thought deeper in some aspects of life and began to seek answers for complicated issues, such as how do you show piety to the gods? Two of the known philosophers where…

The first essay in Fulghum’s collection All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, which he titles “Credo”, plainly lays out his philosophy on life: people can live satisfying and meaningful lives if they only remember those basic lessons learned by all children. His proposed issue with humanity is that we often forget these simple lessons. Basic tenants of childhood like sharing, being nice, and cleaning up after one’s self are often neglected by adults. Fulghum believes that by…

pleased about this because I, according to her “need to get a good job that will provide for my wife as well as my mother.” I can honestly say that if I were to tell her that I was changing my major to philosophy she would likely faint, due to the reason that the odds of getting a job for philosophy…